Courses
Department of Management provides lectures for major bachelor study programmes at the Faculty of Business Administration:
- Business Administration and Management (PE)
- Arts management (AM)
- Business Administration (BBA), taught in English
- Economics of Markets and Organizations (EMO), taught in English
The Department also provides teaching for compulsory and elective courses taken by students on programmes offered by other faculties of Prague University of Economics and Business.
Compulsory Courses for Bachelor's Studies
- 33F110 Management
- 3MA101 Management
- 3MA103 Principles of Management
- 3MA112 Production and Operations Management, Production Control
- 3MA114 Management for Students of IT and Statistics
- 3MA115 Principles of Management
- 3MA192 Management
- 3MA194 Informatics
- 3MA390 Project Management in the Arts and Cultural Sector
33F110 Management
Objective of the course in terms of learning outcomes and competences
The aim of the course is to introduce basic principles of organizational management, to explain its justification, contribution and sense, to explain basic managerial functions and roles, to acquire basic managerial tools, techniques and approaches to solving work management tasks. Students gain insight into the functioning of successful organizations, best practices and management procedures based on experience . An integral part of the subject is also ethical management issues and sustainability issues. Emphasis is also placed on the development of practical skills required for a successful manager’s career as well as on “self-management”. Overall, the subject is designed to support the student on his way to a future career in any type of organization, employability and readiness to handle the challenges of working life. Learning outcomes of the course unit The course introduces students to the key principles of marketing, across sectors, from products and services in consumer markets, through inter-company markets to the markets of non-profit organizations. It deals with basic marketing strategies, models, procedures, techniques and tools that students should be able to use intuitively in practice after completing the course.
3MA101 Management
The aim of the subject is to introduce the students into phenomenon of the successful management of corporations; on general level, which implies the widest range of the managed subjects, whether enterprises or non-profit associations, small and medium-size business or management of multinational corporations. Successful management means comprehension of the principal managerial functions and encompassment of the managerial key approaches and techniques.
3MA103 Principles of Management
Students will gain an overview of the basic mechanisms of management of organizations. Based on the knowledge gained, students will understand the purpose of organizations and the contribution of management to the functioning of an organization. They will learn about the basic managerial functions, key managerial activities and the demands on managerial skills in the context of the emergence of new technologies and artificial intelligence. In addition to theoretical knowledge, students will also acquire a range of practical skills and learn basic management tools. The course also includes a discussion on ethical issues of management and artificial intelligence, sustainability issues, management and coping with organizational change. Students will learn about the threats and opportunities of globalization and understand the importance of diversity. They will be able to describe the main management theories relevant to the successful performance of contemporary management practice.
3MA112 Production and Operations Management, Production Control
The aim of the subject is to teach students what information is needed to manage production processes, for which decision-making processes are necessary, in which documents this information should be contained, how and who (organization department) is responsible for their origins and understand the reason for their creation. The knowledge gained will mainly concern production capacity, procurement planning, pre-production stages (design and development) as activities that immediately determine the level of production management, standardization, support processes (maintenance, in-house logistics), quality management and basic Lean Management tools. Individual areas will be confronted with Industry IV.
3MA114 Management for Students of IT and Statistics
Successful management means understanding the basic managerial functions and mastering key managerial approaches and techniques. In addition to managing management activities towards subordinates, it is equally important to provide a basic overview of modern methods of managing with an emphasis on quality, process management, ethical perspectives, sustainability, etc. Students also solve case studies from the IT business.
3MA115 Principles of Management
Students will gain an overview of the basic mechanisms of organizational management. Based on the knowledge acquired, students will understand the purpose of organizations and the contribution of management to an organization’s functioning. They will learn about basic managerial functions, key managerial activities, and the requirements for managerial skills. In addition to theoretical knowledge, students will also acquire a range of practical skills and master basic managerial tools. The course also includes discussions on ethical issues in management, sustainability, and the management and handling of organizational change. Students will learn about the threats and opportunities of globalization and understand the importance of diversity. They will be able to describe the main management theories relevant to the successful practice of contemporary management.
3MA192 Management
The aim of the course is the introduction into the problematic of successful management of broad spectrum of firms on the general management level. The implementation of basic managerial approaches and skills will be shown at small, medium as well as large companies. The effort will be put on learning the key managerial functions.
3MA194 Informatics
The aim of the course is to teach students to prepare and present data using MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. Students will use these tools in their future academic and professional career.
3MA390 Project Management in the Arts and Cultural Sector
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic overview of project management in conformity with today requested knowledge; to provide them with basic experience in project management, both on theoretical and in particular on the application level; and to support them to develop the necessary skills for the implementation of project management in general practice of the artistic sphere especially as project team members or managers of smaller projects. Emphasis is placed on specifics in the field of culture and arts.
The course is related to 3AM399 – Animation of Cultural Heritage.
Elective Courses for Bachelor's Studies
3MA223 Disaster management
The course aims to introduce students to the area of disaster management. The world is currently facing an ever-increasing number of crises, from natural disasters to armed conflicts and epidemics. Businesses, international organizations, and governments must understand and prepare for these crises to respond effectively. In individual case studies, students learn to plan, organize and make decisions under conditions that simulate a real environment applying their management knowledge in a non-traditional context.
3MA343 Critical thinking
The aim of the course is to enhance students´ skills in critical thinking as a key managerial competence in the age of information overload. Critical thinking is a prerequisite for successful managerial decision making and problem solving. The course helps students to develop critical thinking skills both in identifying and assessing the information necessary for managerial work, as well as actual use of the information. The improvement of students´ critical thinking skills is mapped through elaboration of learning journal and feedback by teachers, which help them identify and verify their strengths.
3MA347 Anatomy of (un)success. Chapters from the history of management
The course focuses on the practical application of knowledge about the most important figures and organizations of the ancient and recent past to contemporary organizations. The course will focus on important management figures, successful organizations, and revolutionary management ideas that were ahead of their time. Examples of individuals and organizations from the automotive, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and film industries will be presented to showcase not only the successful management of organizations but also their fatal failures. In the theoretical part, the experienced mistakes and myths in management will be presented and discussed. Students will discuss specific events and their causes, formulate lessons learned and suggest alternative actions.
3MA348 AI for managers: Competencies of the future
The course focuses on the strategic and practical use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools in business and management practice. Students will gain an overview of the current possibilities and limits of AI, learn skills for identifying appropriate areas of deployment, working with selected AI tools and creating effective assignments (prompts). Emphasis is placed on ethical, legal and safety aspects, as well as the ability to communicate the benefits and risks of AI in different professional contexts. The course links theoretical foundations with practical applications and develops the digital competencies needed for future management roles.
3MA349 Executive Management in Practice: Managerial Competencies Across Sectors
How do executives make decisions when they are responsible for an entire organisation? This course explores executive management across companies and sectors. Practising managers discuss real decisions, outcomes and failures through five shared challenges: setting priorities, allocating decision rights, coordinating work, managing performance, and learning from failure. Students compare approaches, examine the effects of sector context and regulation, and propose a concrete improvement to a selected organisation. The instructor connects guest contributions with concepts and tools of organisational design.
Bachelor's Courses Taught in English
3BE116 Management
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the topic of a general management applicable for every type of organisation – profit and non profit, SME’s, big and multinational. Successful management requires knowlwedge of basic managerial functions and key managerial approaches and techniques.
3BE324 Business Ethics
The course is designed to understand the foundations of the ethical issues of the enterprise in the frame of society:
Development of ethical awareness and the ability to recognize the fundamental ethical dilemmas and criteria in business practice.
Explanation and understanding of ethical thinking in the historical development
Basic ethical schools as orientation support for ethical decisions.
3MA643 Globalization and its economic and social aspects
The course aims at explanation and understanding of reasons and scope of globalization concerning movement of goods, money, services, people and information across border in global environment. What means the growth of GDP and its impact on consumption, non renewable resources, employment, poverty and sustainability of future development? Who are global players and in which way its role has been changed in the process of global integration of markets? When you connect up volatile national markets, does it increase risk through contagion or reduce it via diversification? Does trade cause more or less environmental pollution?
3MA686 Managing across Cultures - An Introduction
Providing adequate theoretical knowledge and discussing many practical cases makes the students aware of intercultural differences and culturally specific behaviour. It makes students understand their own culture in the context of other cultures and, therefore, provides them with sufficient skills to manage people across cultures. Students will gain a general overview of the specifics of managing across cultures such as process of decision making, planning, leadership, motivation, and expatriation.
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